I’m stuck between 3 places to live – Southampton, Portsmouth or Torbay?
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I have a job opportunity at these three places.
I like all these places equally. I would be moving and starting a new life there.
Where would you pick and why
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Although all of those places are wonderful places to live, the correct answer to this question is in my pants.
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I moved to Chandlers Ford near Southampton 7months ago and its the best decision i ever made! Not only are there plenty of job opportunities but there’s lots of places to go to and things to do. The area in general is really nice (lots of woodland/countryside nearby yet the area is developed and on the map & the neighbours are nice) and there is also Southampton Airport only 15mins away on the train (trainstation is only 10mins walk away from where i live) ^_^v .
Southampton, I lived there for 5 years and loved it.
I think its not Torbay it relies on holiday makers so is seasonal so either the other 2
I can’t really comment on Torbay.
However, I live near Southampton and Portsmouth.
The first time I visited Portsmouth, I thought “What a dump”. However, it grew on me. There is great civic pride about the place. It’s quite scruffy in places but it has some clean terraced streets, too. Southsea, at the southern end, is very nice.
Southampton has its rough parts but most is reasonable. There are some wide leafy avenues. It appears more wealthy than Portsmouth. There are expensive apartments in the redeveloped docklands.
Both cities are adjacent to pretty countryside. There are nice villages and small towns nearby, if you wish to commute. Both cities have excellent road and rail links to the rest of the country. Both have links to the Isle of Wight.
I would choose Southampton. It has a greater choice of housing.
If I had to make the choice, I’d go for Southampton, but I wouldn’t live there.
I’d live somewhere in the eastern part of the New Forest and travel in from there.
Ashurst or Lyndhurst maybe.
(Ashurst-Soton is only a 10 min train ride)